Happy Sunday.
To be ITK, know this:
Read this: How the St. Javelin meme raised a million dollars for Ukraine: The Mary knockoff might not be a church-sanctioned saint, but in just a few months, she’s developed a following with devotion that rivals that of any high-holiday worshiper. More impressively, she’s raised over 1 million dollars for the Ukrainian resistance against the Russian invasion. WP
+ More impressively, she’s raised over 1 million dollars for the Ukrainian resistance against the Russian invasion.
Read this: Why Queen Elizabeth’s strength is Putin’s weakness Ross Douthat
+ "Legitimacy is not the same thing as power. It’s what enables power to be exercised effectively amid trials and transitions, setbacks, and successions"
Read this: Looking for a royal fix? Hawaii’s sidelined monarchy may satisfy. It’s got the palace and the princesses, but not the penchant for colonialism. Lawrence Downes
+ “Honolulu, the most royal city in these United States, the historical seat of a genuine monarchy, long gone but in no way forgotten.”
China’s factories accelerate robotics push as workforce shrinks: WSJ reports industrial automation climbs as the country tries to extend manufacturing dominance despite labor challenges.
China is in a race... Can it become rich before it becomes gray?
Robots will help.
Millions under lockdown to stop COVID spoiling Xi Jinping’s party congress: The Times reports the Chinese president expects to be given an unprecedented third term next month, even as the virus refuses to kowtow and the economy struggles.
+ In a show of loyalty to the president’s obsessive “zero COVID” strategy, nervous officials have imposed a new wave of crackdowns in the run-up to next month’s national congress of the Chinese Communist Party.
No 10 chief of staff in FBI inquiry over ‘election bribe’ in Puerto Rico: The Times reports Mark Fullbrook has been interviewed over links with banker accused of funding campaign with strings attached.
What a start for Team Truss...
LAT: In Ohio, Trump mocks Senate candidate JD Vance as he rallies for him
+ “JD is kissing my ass. Of course, he wants my support,” Trump told the crowd.
Wild times on the Ohio campaign trail.
Read this: Can the Sunday morning talk show be saved? After declining ratings and an exodus of VIP guests, these Washington institutions are looking for ways to tweak an old format. WP
Can... or Should the Sunday morning talk show be saved?
Never a winning strategy... Chasing an audience:
"The move was designed to extend the franchise to a younger audience and as a hedge against the ongoing decline of traditional 'linear' TV."
Better to build an audience than chase an audience.
Inbound > Outboard
Read this: Policies pushing electric vehicles show why few people want one: They wouldn’t need huge subsidies to sell if they really were a good choice, and consumers know that. Bjorn Lomborg
+ To cut one ton of CO2 emissions through the subsidization of electric cars, Norway has to sell 100 barrels of oil, which emit 40 tons of CO2.
Read this: Millionaires are on the move, and this report on the world’s top 20 millionaire cities shows where they’re going next Fortune
+ Henley & Partners, which calls itself an investment migration consulting firm, and it just released its Global Citizens Report in partnership with the wealth intelligence firm New World Wealth, showing the top 20 millionaire cities in the world.
The world’s 10 most beautiful cities (beauty score):
🇮🇹 Venice: 83.3%
🇮🇹 Rome: 82.0%
🇪🇸 Barcelona: 81.9%
🇨🇿 Prague: 78.7%
🇺🇸 New York: 77.7%
🇬🇷 Athens: 77.5%
🇭🇺 Budapest: 75.9%
🇦🇹 Vienna: 75.8%
🇫🇷 Bordeaux: 75.3%
🇮🇹 Milan: 75.1%
HT @stats_feed
My review of Selling the OC:
3 = Home sold
87 = Interoffice squabbles
171 = Outfits never seen in DC
Watch this: The official trailer for Daymaker: Warren Miller's 73rd annual film is knocking at your door, from British Columbia’s Monashees to Greece’s Olympus Range to Alaska (twice). And (yes!) even grass skiing. Watch here.
+ “Winter starts now”
Read this: Why Celtic and Rangers’ sectarianism was never going to pause for the Queen’s death: Fans on either side of football’s deepest divide seized on the royal mourning period to reinvigorate their feud. Alex Massie
+ "Football is a sectarian — or at least tribal — pastime at the best of times, and few places enjoy 90-minute bigotry more than Glasgow."
The Times: Celtic fans’ anti-Queen chant during minute’s applause
+ Celtic supporters chanted throughout a minute’s applause in memory of the Queen before their cinch Premiership game against St Mirren in Paisley.
Enjoy the ride + plan accordingly.
-Marc
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